Chapter 586 I Look Safe

Qi Lu entered the private room and saw Bai Cha lost in thought, the dishes that had been served untouched. He shook his head and smiled, thinking that perhaps his mother had waited for his father to come home in the same way back then.

It's hard to describe the feeling, but it's like someone cares about me, like I have family.

"Sister Thick Powder, you're finally back."

As soon as Houfen left, Baicha regretted it. This was her business and she shouldn't have involved Houfen. What if that person found out she was being followed and locked Houfen up?

Bai Cha grew increasingly frightened and cried until her handkerchief was soaked. Now that Hou Fen had returned, a huge weight was lifted from her heart.

"To that man, I was just a stranger."

After Houfen finished speaking, he went out to ask the shop assistant for pen, ink, paper, and inkstone, and wrote down two places.

One place was Shufangzhai, and that person was the manager of Shufangzhai, as well as a trusted confidant of the Qin family, who served the Qin family wholeheartedly.

Another place he had his men investigate was the old woman's residence, which belonged to a famous shaman in the capital.

"The Qin family spent money to have their subordinates find a sorceress, who then went to Lady Wei to persuade her to arrange a marriage for the young master to bring good luck and have an heir. The person who could replace Lin Yue'e could only be my young lady."

Bai Cha traced this line and said angrily, "The Qin family is truly ruthless!"

Originally, with Lin Yuesha's arrival at the manor, both sides could have remained at peace. Unexpectedly, Madam Qin secretly struck first. Fortunately, Lin Yuesha accompanied Hou Fen to offer incense today and witnessed this scene.

"Sister Houfen, you are my lucky star."

Although their young mistress had trump cards up her sleeve and wasn't afraid of the Qin family at all, being prepared is no different from not being prepared, and Houfen definitely made a great contribution.

"Let's not exchange pleasantries."

Qi Lu had really had enough of this sister-sister thing, and now he could somewhat understand Qi Heng's feelings.

Lin Yuesha and Qi Heng became siblings, at least they were a boy and a girl. He was even worse off, he became sisters with Bai Cha.

"good."

Bai Cha smiled, her expression immediately becoming lively. She wanted to report to her mistress as soon as possible and make plans accordingly.

"Bai Cha, today is my birthday, which only comes once a year. This meal cost three months' worth of monthly allowance. If you don't eat it, it will be a waste of my good intentions."

The little girl wanted to leave without even eating, so Qi Lu immediately stood up to stop her, saying that it would take some time to eat a meal.

"But it's getting late, and my young lady will worry if she doesn't see me."

Bai Cha was starving, but she still insisted on continuing.

"Don't worry, I had someone deliver a message to Miss Lin at the Qin residence on my way back."

Qi Lu really did go and deliver the message; he didn't deceive Bai Cha. Upon seeing this, Bai Cha sighed even more, "Sister Hou Fen, you are so thorough in your work. When will I be able to be like you?"

Bai Cha is determined to be a useful person to Lin Yuesha, a task that is both arduous and far-reaching.

Qi Lu was speechless, saying that this girl could always go off on tangents. He simply shut up and told the waiter to take the dishes to the kitchen to heat them up. Then he kept putting food on Bai Cha's plate.

The two devoured all the dishes on the table, and Bai Cha patted her round belly with satisfaction.

Houfen had helped her a lot and even treated her to a meal, so Baicha felt a little bad. Therefore, she decided to save money and treat Houfen to an even better meal when she had enough.

Actually, the best food is the dishes made by her daughter, which are a hundred times better than those in restaurants.

Bai Cha was delivered to the Qin residence gate by Hou Fen. She walked to the side gate, turning back every few steps.

"It's getting late, you should go inside."

Qi Lu waved to the white tea and said.

"But it's so late, is it safe for you to go home?"

White Tea wished she could go out and then send the thick powder back.

"It's alright, I look safe."

Bai Cha hesitated to enter, so Qi Lu had no choice but to harden his heart and turn to leave. After taking a few steps, he turned back and saw Bai Cha standing at the side gate watching him.

She stood under the lantern on the eaves of the doorway, surrounded by warm light, her smile as radiant as a flower.

Qi Lu blushed. He couldn't think about it anymore and turned to leave quickly.

The person walked away, very far away, until only a small black dot remained, and only then did Bai Cha turn around.

"Sister Baicha, she said she looks safe, why are you still waiting here for so long?"

There was a little boy guarding the Qin residence who, having received candy from Bai Cha, naturally became friendly and came over to ask him questions.

“It’s very unsafe for a woman to be alone so late at night, regardless of her appearance.”

Bai Cha squatted down, patted the child's head, and said, "You can't judge a person by their face alone; you have to look at their heart."

Houfen is a good person, but she is not good with words, clumsy with words, and doesn't know how to explain. In fact, the two of them should have made things clear a long time ago, so that she wouldn't have secretly cursed Houfen behind her back.

It was well past dusk when Lin Yuesha returned to her guest room from Qin Nanyan's room.

"White Tea, are you so happy you've forgotten all about home?"

Lin Yuesha ate grapes, the grapes from the Qin family's residence were even tastier. She pushed one towards Bai Cha and asked, "How was the trip?"

"Miss, I was late. It won't happen again."

Bai Cha apologized as soon as she entered the door. She had originally agreed to take only two hours off, but she had been gone for a whole day.

"It's alright. There's nothing to do at the Qin residence anyway. It's a rare treat to let you go out and relax. With Sister Ziyuan's maid accompanying you, I feel much more at ease."

Lin Yuesha put down the grapes, wiped her hands with a handkerchief, and said, "When I have some free time in a few days, I'll take you out for a stroll."

Since arriving in the capital, Lin Yuesha hasn't had a proper chance to go out and explore. She really wants to go out and has a strong desire to go shopping.

Seeing that the young lady did not blame her, Bai Cha felt much relieved. She sat down and took a sip of tea before talking about what she had seen and heard at Huguo Temple, especially how Qin had ill intentions and had paid a sorceress to deceive Madam Wei.

"It was just a coincidence that I overheard it."

Bai Cha sighed, but something about it sounded off, so she didn't leave.

"White Tea, it seems you should go out more often."

The Qin family's conspiracy, which they had been secretly planning for who knows how long, was immediately exposed when Bai Cha took action.

Lin Yuesha and Qin Nanyan gleaned a lot about the Wei family's situation during their casual chat that afternoon. The reason the marriage between the two families didn't fall through was because neither the Lin nor the Qin family could afford to offend the Wei family.

Therefore, if Madam Wei were to shamelessly approach them to propose marriage, the marriage would have to go through, but the Wei family would then owe her a favor.

Qin's ruthlessness lay in removing her own daughter and replacing her with Lin Yuesha. Fearing complications, Qin accelerated this process.

"I'm not even of marriageable age yet, and Qin has gone to great lengths to scheme against me."

They specifically sought out a sorceress to explain, and now Madam Wei had no choice but to believe her. Moreover, the marriage of the young master Wei had always been a headache for the Wei family, and the issue of having an heir made Madam Wei even more concerned.

"Mrs. Qin has cleverly grasped Madam Wei's heart. Miss, what should we do?"

Longjing was very anxious. As long as there was profit, Lin Shusheng would be the first to sell his daughter, unless the young lady could marry into a family even higher than the Wei family.